Harness stud



Feb. 1o. 1925.

H. F. LIVERMORE A HARNESS STUD Filed March 14, 1924 zvei//r, l HomeeqFLiver/nwwej Patented Feb. v10, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOMER F. LIVERMORE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

HARNESS STUD.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Homan F. Lrvnmionn, a citizen o t the United States, and a resident of Boston, in the county of Suilollr and Commonwealth ot Massachusetts., have in vented certain new and useful I1nprovements in I-Iarness Studs, of which the iol lowing `is a llull, clear, and exact specification.

It has heretofore been the custom in looms ilfor the heddle bars to be supported troni the harness iranies by n'ieans of studs screwed up into the latter. This arrangement proves in inany Ways to be highly objectionable, not only by the studs Working loose Where they are screwed in, and necessitating pluggingthe screw holes to get a firm hold again, but by the getting out ot alinernent of the lower ends oi' the studs and `a consequent Wearing and grooving Vot adjacent harness frames.

The object of this invention is the construction oil' a harness stud which cannot `work loose, will not cut and groove adja-V cent harness i'raines, and which will at the saine time securely retain the heddle bars in place therein.

In the drawings 'forming part of this speciiication, Fig. l is a perspective view ot :1 portion of a harness traine and heddle bar showing the latter supported by a. harness stud embodying niy invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view, partly in section, of the harness stud. Fig. 3 is a perspective vieur of the lower part thereof. Fig. l is an elevation Ytroni behind of the low-er part of the saine.

The harness traine l is constructed ot p wood, but the heddle bar 2 is of inetal and suspended from the ilornier. My improved means Ytor this suspension consists ot a, length of spring metal, preferably steel, bent to forni a flattened 'loop 3 fitted to snugly receive theharness trarne l. This loop is not complete, but is partially open at its lower end, a terminal lip a serving to clasp beneath the under edge of the traine l.

The other end of the spring metal 5 is bent into a hook 6 Which is disposed in central alinenient beneath the loop 8, as shown in Fig. 2, and Which is adaptedtor receiving the heddle bar 2. To ensurethe retention of the heddle bar in the hook, a tongue 7 is struck out frein the metal close above the level of the tip of the hook 6. When the bar 2 is pressed down into the hook, the tongue fits in above the top edge of the bar and prevents its accidental dislodgeinent.

As is evident from inspection of Fig i2,

it is impossible for the tip of the hook 6 to contact with the surface of an adjacent harness frame, and consequently there can be no wear and grooving from this cause. It is equally evident that the grip ot the loop 3 upon the harness Jtraine is incapable o1 Working loose7 While at the sanie time it can be easily removed therefrom by simply springing the lipft away from the fir-aine far enough to permit the loop to be drawn up and -ol from the frame.

What I claim as my invention is:

A harness stud comprising a length ot' sheet spring nietal having one tern'iinal portion bent to fit a harness frame, and its other terminal portion bent to forni a hook to receive the heddle bar, the intermediate section of the inetal having a tongue struck out therefrom toward and spaced above the tip of said hook, whereby to keep the heddle bar securely in said hook.

In testimony that I clain'i the foregoing invention, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of March, 1924.

HOMER F. LIVER-MORE. 

